Current expenditure, total in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Current expenditure, total was 19.80 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
19.80 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
40th
of 51 countries
All-time high
52.40 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Current expenditure, total in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2011

020.0B40.0B60.0B1970199020111970: 0 current LCU1971: 0 current LCU1972: 0 current LCU1973: 0 current LCU1974: 0 current LCU1975: 0 current LCU1976: 0 current LCU1977: 0 current LCU1978: 0 current LCU1979: 0 current LCU1980: 0 current LCU1981: 0 current LCU1982: 0 current LCU1983: 0 current LCU1984: 56.4M current LCU1985: 90.0M current LCU1986: 145.2M current LCU1987: 255.9M current LCU1988: 441.4M current LCU1989: 1.1B current LCU1990: 1.3B current LCU1991: 2.5B current LCU1992: 3.9B current LCU1993: 5.3B current LCU1994: 6.8B current LCU1995: 10.8B current LCU1996: 17.4B current LCU1997: 24.0B current LCU1998: 22.9B current LCU1999: 28.4B current LCU2000: 51.9B current LCU2001: 41.1B current LCU2002: 33.7B current LCU2003: 34.9B current LCU2004: 42.1B current LCU2005: 44.0B current LCU2006: 46.6B current LCU2007: 49.3B current LCU2008: 52.4B current LCU2009: 22.2B current LCU2010: 20.0B current LCU2011: 19.8B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, current expenditure, total in Guinea-Bissau stood at 19.80 billion current LCU.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 52.40 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1970.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 10
1980s 208.43 million current LCU 0 current LCU 1.10 billion current LCU 10
1990s 12.32 billion current LCU 1.29 billion current LCU 28.40 billion current LCU 10
2000s 41.82 billion current LCU 22.20 billion current LCU 52.40 billion current LCU 10
2010s 19.90 billion current LCU 19.80 billion current LCU 20.00 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 37 Comoros 33.12 billion current LCU compare
  2. 38 Namibia 23.42 billion current LCU compare
  3. 39 Sudan 22.07 billion current LCU compare
  4. 41 Liberia 16.10 billion current LCU compare
  5. 42 Ghana 14.56 billion current LCU compare
  6. 43 Tunisia 13.25 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current expenditure, total in Guinea-Bissau?
Current expenditure, total in Guinea-Bissau was 19.80 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 52.40 billion current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1970.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for current expenditure, total?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
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Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.